The practice of recruiting foreign nurses has resulted in some negative aspects that are resulting in serious situations. Which statement best describes a major concern?
A) The imported nurses are generally more knowledgeable and replace experienced local nurses.
B) The donor country is closing schools to slow the migration.
C) The migration of nurses is exacerbating the shortages of nurses in the donor countries.
D) The migrating nurses need additional education, which the accepting country must provide and pay for.
A nurse leader is considering using transformational leadership. Which advantage does the nurse hope to achieve utilizing this model?
A) The locus of power rests with the employees.
B) Informal leadership is highly recognized.
C) Empowerment of both the leader and follower occurs.
D) Employees are expected to lead from their organizational position.
It is noted that approximately 10 of the nurses are male. Some suggest this is part of the problem relating to lack of recognition of what nurses can do. Some insist this is not a problem.
Several suggestions have been made to help improve the recognition of nurses. Which suggestion is the best one to help improve the situation?
A) Forget gender and work together
B) Recruit more men
C) Have enough men as nurses
D) Need the men to take on leadership and mentoring roles
A new nurse graduate is aware that mandatory overtime is the recognized norm in the hospital. When reviewing the FLSA, the nurse notes that the health care industry has a different standard for determining overtime.
Which option are hospitals and residential care facilities allowed to use?
A) Overtime starts after 10 hours worked in 1 day.
B) Overtime must be indicated in the employment contract.
C) Overtime is paid after 80 hours worked in a 14-day period.
D) Nurses are exempt from overtime due to the learned professional clause.
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